Introduction to Illustrator #1
1) To detach the small panels on the right hand side of the screen, click to open then drag the tool away from the panel.
2) To show the ruler on the screen, select view, rulers, show rulers.
• Using the ‘cmd’ button on the keyboard and scrolling, moved the page from side to side.
• ‘cmd’ & ‘o’ fits the page to the screen
• ‘cmd’ & ‘+’ allows you to zoom in
• ‘cmd’ & ‘-‘ allows you to zoom out
• By holding down the ‘shift’ button, this enables you to enlarge or descrease the size of a shape whilst being made, and keeping the proportions the same
3) Save the work regularly. File, save as. Save the work as a file on the desktop, then once the project has been completed, it can be saved to a memory stick.
4) Tools:
Ellipses tool - Allows you to create a circle
Polygon tool - Allows you to draw
Rectangle tool - Allows you to draw rectangles - if you click on the canvas, it enables you to put the desired dimensions for the rectangle.
5) To make text disappear/fade - select ‘stroke’ and change the weight to 0.25pt
It has been interesting learning about how to use some of the different tools within the adobe illustrator software. As it stands, I do not feel that this particular software will be of much use to me within my studio practice. However, it is always useful to have an understanding of a different skill.
